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GEORGE RAMSAY, OF SAULT STE. MARIE ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TO THE.

NATIONAL REFINING COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION' 0F OHIO.

OILER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6, 1916.

Application led February 3, 1915. Serial No. 5,950.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE RAMSAY, a subjectof the King of England, residing at Sault Ste. Marie, in the Province ofOntario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOilers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to oilers, and particularly to thatclass of such devices having an individual control for each oiling line.

More specifically the invention relates to an oiler comprising a casinghaving an upper and lower 'compartment separated by wire mesh basket orfilter tray, and provided with suitable openings adapted to receivesuitable discharge and cont-rol devices arranged to regulate the`dropping or feeding of oil to the several supply pipes, the amount ofoil passing through the devices being indicated through each individualsight glass.

The invention may be further briefly suinvmarized as consisting in theconstruction and combination of parts hereinafter set forth in thefollowing description, drawings Vand claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device;Fig. 2 is a vertical section; Fig. 3 is an end elevation; and Fig. et isan enlarged detail view showing the control.

In carrying out the invention any preferred form and construction ofparts may be employed yso 4long as they possess the necessarycharacteristics, but I have shown one arrangement which is effective andin such embodiment, the casing comprises an upper portion 1 connected bya suitable shoulder 2 with a lower well portion, 3, the bottom 4 ofwhich being provided with suitable openings 5 for the several individualoil feeds. Connected to the exterior of the `well portion 8 is asuitable hanger or bracket 6 extending down below the casing andprovided with a plurality of clips 7 each spanning a pipe connection 8leading to a part to be oiled. Each of the pipes is connected above thelower portion of the bracket 6 with a suitable sight @lass connectingmember 9 of any preferred to support the lower end of a sight feed glass10. This glass passes into an upper connection 11 provide with a chamber12 construction Y adapted into which projects a nozzle 13. Each of theconnections 11 is provided with an upwardly feed opening 1G is arrangedinthis con-v nection through the top` and through the threaded nipple 14for the reception and feed of oil to the nozzle prdjection 13. Withinthe several openings 5 and extending up into the casing is a pluralityof oil feed. control devices, and each of these devices comprises atubular casing 17 extending up to a point near the top of the maincasing, and provided at a point above the bottom with suitable oil feedopenings 18 leading to the interior of the tube. At a point near the topthese tubes are provided with air vent openings 19. Each tubular casingis provided below the openings 18 with a valve seat plug 20 securedwithin the end of the tube as by soldering or by a drive t, and each ofthese plugs has a centrally disposed oil feed opening 21 with a valveseat 22 at the top. This valve seat 22 receives a needle valve 23 lessin diameter than the inner bore of the 'tubular casing and preferablyformed integral with a threaded vshank 2st threaded into the upper endof the tubular casing 17. At th'e rextreme upper end of the threadedshank is a knurled head 25utilized in manipulating the valve, and onthis threaded shank below this head is a check nut 26 for holding thevalve in any adjusted position. The air vent openings 19 are below thethreaded shank 24' in the various adjustments of the valve.

Resting on the shoulder 2 formed around the casing is a filtering devicein the form of a tray, comprising side walls 27 and end walls 28. Thesewalls are turned inward to form an inwardly extending flange 29 to whichis secured the bottom 80 of wire mesh. This bottom is provided withopenings 31 which receive the several oil feed controlling devices.

In order to indicate the fluid level'within the casing a suitable gageis provided and it comprises a connection 32 leading from the bottom ofthe tank to a point outside where it has secured vto it a suitable gageglass connection 83 receiving a gage glass 34 which extends up to apoint near the top of the casing where it is provided with a cap 35. Tnthis way the level of the oil within the casing is readily seen.

Secured to the back of the casing is a lug or ear 36 adapted to receivea bolt 37 passing through a strap 38. This strap extends upward andreceives a tongue 39 formed integral with the cover e0. This tonguebeyond the strap is provided with Ylateral projections il which hold thetongue within the strap. v

Having described my invention, T claim l. An oiler comprising a casinghaving an upper portion and a lower well portion lseparated by ahorizontally disposed shoulder, a strainer or filter tray within thecasing arranged upon said shoulder, a plurality of discharge devicesarranged in the bottom of the well portion of said casing, and aplurality of oil feed control devices for said discharge devices, andeach comprising a tubular casing supported in the main casing above thecorresponding discharge extending up through the strainer or filterandhaving oil feed openings leading into the interior of the tubularcasing below the strainer of filter, a valve seat plug arranged in thelower end of said tubular casing below the oil feed openings, a threadedvalve shank engaging the upper end of said tubular casing, a needlevalve formed integral with said threaded shank and cooperating with thevalve seat plug, means for manipulating said threaded shank, and meansfor holding the same in any adjusted position.

2. Tn an oiler, a main casing comprising an upper and lower portionseparated by an vinwardly extending annular shoulder, a filter traysupported on said shoulder and comprising side and end walls bent in atthe bottom .to form an inwardly extending iange and the bottom offoraminous material, a bracket extending downward from the lower portionof the casing on the outside thereof, a plurality of discharge pipesconnected to said bracket, a sight glass connection carried by eachdischarge pipe above the bracket, a sight glass carried by eachconnection, an upper sight glass connection for receiving the upper endof the glass and securing the bottom of the casing, and provided with anoil nozzle communicating with the casing,

and a plurality of oil feed controlling devices, each consisting of atubular casing in alinement with the corresponding discharge extendingthrough the foraminous bottom and having oil feed openings through thewall below the foraminous bottom, a valve seat plug within the tubularcasing having a centrally disposed opening with a valve seat at theupper end, a threaded shank engaging in the upper end of the tubularcasing, an inlet valve less in diameter than the bore of the tubularcasing and having a valve at the lower end for engagement with thecorresponding valve seat, a knurled head on each threaded shank, and aknurled nut engaging the threaded shank above the end of the tubularcasing adapted to engage the same to hold the valve in any adjustedposition.

3. An oiler comprising a casing having an upper portion and a lower wellportion separated by a horizontally disposed shoulder, a strainer orfilter tray within the casing arranged upon said shoulder, a pluralityof discharge devices arranged in the bottom of the well portion of saidcasing, and a plurality of oil feed control devices for said dischargedevices, and each comprising a tubular casing supported in the maincasing above the corresponding discharge extending up through thestrainer or filter and having oil feed openings leading into theinterior of the tubular casing below the strainer or filter, a valveseat plug arranged in the lower end of said tubular casing below the oilfeed openings, a threaded valve shank engaging the upper end of saidtubular casing, a needle valve formed integral with said threaded shankand cooperating with the valve seat plug, means for manipulating saidthreaded shank, means for holding the same in any adjusted position, abracket extending downward from the main casing, a plurality of oilpipes supported in said bracket, and a sight-feed arranged between eachoil pipe and the corresponding controlling device.

Tn testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnessesas follows.

GEGRGE RAMSAY. Witnesses:

L. T. BowKnR, Cr-rAs. A.. DUNN.

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